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Chinese symbol for “staunch”

坚强
jiān qiáng
Traditional: 堅強
staunch; strong

The closest CC-CEDICT match for staunch is 坚强 (jiān qiáng), defined as: staunch; strong.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

坚 jiān
hard, strong; firm, resolute
radical 32 ⼟ · 7 strokes
强 qiáng
strong, powerful, energetic
radical 57 ⼸ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “staunch”

WordPinyinMeaning
止血zhǐ xuèto staunch (bleeding); hemostatic (drug)
坚定 (堅定)jiān dìngfirm; steady
铁骨铮铮 (鐵骨錚錚)tiě gǔ zhēng zhēng(idiom) (of character) staunch; unyielding
毅yìfirm and resolute; staunch
血性xuè xìngbrave; staunch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 坚强.

WordPinyinMeaning
坚持 (堅持)jiān chíto persevere with; to persist in
坚决 (堅決)jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined
坚定 (堅定)jiān dìngfirm; steady
坚守 (堅守)jiān shǒuto hold fast to; to stick to
坚信 (堅信)jiān xìnto believe firmly; without any doubt
加强 (加強)jiā qiángto reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
强烈 (強烈)qiáng lièstrong; intense

See also: Japanese symbol for “staunch”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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